Evaluation of Child Maltreatment in the Emergency Department Setting: An Overview for Behavioral Health Providers.

Aaron N. Leetch; John Leipsic; Dale P. Woolridge

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2014.09.006

Evaluation of Child Maltreatment in the Emergency Department Setting: An Overview for Behavioral Health Providers.

Aaron N. Leetch, John Leipsic, Dale P. Woolridge

Emergency Medicine

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Abstract

Emergency providers are confronted with medical, social, and legal dilemmas with each case of possible child maltreatment. Keeping a high clinical suspicion is key to diagnosing latent abuse. Child abuse, especially sexual abuse, is best handled by a multidisciplinary team including emergency providers, nurses, social workers, and law enforcement trained in caring for victims and handling forensic evidence. The role of the emergency provider in such cases is to identify abuse, facilitate a thorough investigation, treat medical needs, protect the patient, provide an unbiased medical consultation to law enforcement, and provide an ethical testimony if called to court.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	41-64
Number of pages	24
Journal	Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2014.09.006
State	Published - 2015

Keywords

Child abuse
Child maltreatment
Emergency
Nonaccidental trauma
Retinal hemorrhage
Rib fractures
Sexual abuse
Shaken-baby syndrome

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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